Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-13
THE GREAT PARADE.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE DBM0EsTRA.
TON OF THE 9TH INSTANT.
Eow tie Line Will DO Formed Bands OF
neutrality-suspicious. Meeting
Personal, &c.


linians will take part, while there will
he a score Of veteran organizations To
swell the ranks Of the military, IN
ending the Maryland Line, 600 strong
The Blackshurg cadets will certainly be
lerc and those Of the Virginia Military |
Institute also. if the efforts now being |
made are successful. On the stalls OF
Lieutonant-Gcncrsl Wade Hampton,
chief marshal, and General John K.
Cooke, chairman OF Lee-Camp COM
mittoc there will be about twenty |
general officers and many other dis
t.ncuishcd gcn,lcmol. General Robert |
Iausom. Of North Carolina. viii be one |
Of thcm.
There will be in line seven or eight |
lands Of music, including the Marine |
land Of Washington, the Soldiers |
Home Bard Of Hampton, the stone
wall Band Of Staunton, one or two |
North Carolina bands. the FIRST Regi- |
ucpt Band Of Richmond, also the |
First Regiment prum-Corps and the |
7 &c Camp Drum-Corps. There will he !
Ircscnt, too. four hatteries OF artillery !
ard several uniformed troops OF cav
a'fv and more than a regiment of vet
cran cavalry. Thcsohorscmen, together
with 80 mounted Knights Tcmplsrs
and Governor Lee and staff aud the
stats of Hampton and Cooke, all horse
lack. will of themselves make a very
fine display. Several civic organiza-
,ions in regalia will also take part IN
the parade, while the Richmond Fire
Department, with al the glitter of their
apparatus and mon in bright uniforms,
Will add con.picuous feature.
Altogether. it is now safe to say be-
yond the shsdoy Of doubt that the
demonstration will eclipse anything Of
the kind ever seen here, "throwlnR far
into tie shade those memorable dis
plays at the Washington monumcntand
Jacks n-statue unyeilings.
A REQUEST.
General John Il. Cooke, as chairman
Of the Lec-Monument Committee and
chief Of staff Of the marshals Of the pa
radc. asks "the different civic societies
of the same order that intend taking
uart in the parade to select . mounted
marshal to command them. These
mgrshals Will select their own stah,
and aIe requested TO report to General
cooke the number Cf men they will
liolabIy have in line.
CHANGE N EoUTE OF MAEcu
Thoprocs.sion will move down Broad
to Nirrtsputh street. down Ninct acnth
o. Main, mp Main to Eighth, mp Eighth
t. Imulm, mp Franklin to the monu-
ont site.
This change #. made so that the p,o-
l'c in the hue may pass by and have a
sirht Of the residence occupied by Cen
clal Lee during the war. This house
ON the south side of Franklin between
Seventh and Eighth will be decorated
for the occasion.
THE 1fAEYLASDEBs' ARRANGEMENTS
A larecly-attcnded meeting Of Mary
nrdcrs was held at the Armory last
nights. W. Tr1ycrs president, y. II.
V htiv secretary. The Committee on
Narshals reported that they had in
,iied General George II. Stenlrt, Of
Aqylaul. to oct as chief mar hal and
arrano,d for his aud his STATS mounts.
The Committee ON Stand submitted
plan OF stand witha seating capacity of
about itG: which was adopted. The
stand will BE- erected on Franklin near
! lelyilere street upon the lot of Mr.
| 81. T.. Royal, who placed the same at
| the disposal Of the committee. II will
.r entirely covered with cloth and the
iont decorated with Maryland Shields
flags. &c. Captain Louis f. Bos-icuX
was present by invitation and read a
i,ttcr from General Bmdlcy Z. John
son regarding some of the contcm-
plated movements Of the Maryland
Line upon their arrival here. He
also offered ON behalf of Captain
Pohanon cards of invitation or
any other assistance that could be
oivon. On motion, Alcs,rs. Samuel
| Nero~tcr Edward Cohen, and D. IL.
| Griffith were appointed u meet the
ri>itors at Ashland or other convenient
roint and present the ladies with badges
ardcardsof admittance to the stand 1t
vas also decided that the president
issue al tire next meeting regular or
Gcrs for the day OF parade. On mo-
ton. il was ordered that a committee
Le appointed 10y the president OF five
ladies and same number of gentlemen
.o act as q reception committee at the
stand. 4 number Of those present
made voluntary contributions, which
vill r.arly cover all necessary OK
r,uscs. Ihe next and last meeting
nill take place wednesday the 18th in
laut. \ number of new members were
molicd, and it Is possible that about
% men will be in line On the day OF
r.c parade.
PERSONALS OF TIE PROCESSION.
General Wndc Hampton and Gov
.lor Ice viii head the procession, and
,,st viii be General John Il. Cooke
.lh his staff Of assistant marshlls,
.uerals Robert Ransom. Mat. Ran
som. and ". Il. Cox, of North Carolina :;
! General George II. Steulrt, OF Mary
| land: ". II. +. Lee, W. b. Tallafcrro,
W. II. Payne, d. \. Weisiger, /. 1.
Nuniord. B. u. Fry, Virginia; L. NJ.
| Logan, gDDulu NdlbllllA W AAit4t ~
NcComb. Tennessee Major j. Van
Holt Nash, Colonel II. CoaIter Cabel,
Coionol W. H. Palmer, Captain Il. q.
scott. Colonel Morton Marye, Hon. \.
". G. Nowlan, Captain Page McCarty,
Colonel L. Taylor Scott, Major ". j..
johnston, Major \. V. Randolph, Hon.
| =. Tay!or Ellyson, 4. W. Archer, John
$. Fllett, b. u. Cone, VI. ID. Chester
man. L. ID. Starke, Captain l.. l.. Bass
a. W. Harman, Jr., Ii. Clay Chamblin
Percy Hawes, james Il. Werth, Dr.
J. 5. d. Cullen, ". ;. Archer. W. H..
Eoane, and others.
The companies Of uniformed cavalry
will act as escort to the marshal.
Lee Camp will head the line OF Nr-
einia veterans and visiting assocla-
tions on foot. The division commander
uas not yet been appointed Next will
come General George II. Steuart win
the Maryland Line ; next General ".
&. Wickham, division commanier
mounted veterans, and then the ' T-
giuia volunteers under command OF
tngadier-General G. j. Anderson
North Carolina volunteers, Maryland
volunteers, South Carolina volunteers,
Blacksbug Cadets, Bigadier-General
Lomax commander; Virginia Military
Institute Cadets. Virginia artillery,